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Ronald Koeman discussion

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dannyboy said:
With regards to the back line he can't win because we have so many players who are past it and capable of making mistakes that'll cost us the game. You can definitely blame him for not signing replacements in the summer, but in terms of team selection now I'll shudder at whatever back 4 he selects.
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It's like every player at the min is void on confidence aswell they just all panic when they have the ball
 
mkrudden said:
He'll turn it around. We need some perspective of where we are at, what the summer sought to achieve and the run of fixtures we've had.

International break has come at the perfect time. Get the players away with their countries and hopefully regain some confidence.

He's making mistakes at the moment but I imagine it's difficult to re-energise a squad where there are few partnerships, partly because of the influx of new players.

I'd like to see him make some changes, particularly Schneiderlin and Williams but at the same time, I understand when we are in a moment like this, having a back four where only the LB has any real top flight experience in a team expected to have possession.

I know we all think a back five of Pick, Kenny, Holgate, Keane and Baines is a good idea but it borders on suicide.

We will recover, have a bit of faith
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We will recover, but what comes next? Do you think this guy is going to win us something?
 
gorgeousgeorgeEFC said:
I'm at a loss as to what's happened.

We finished in the bottom half in consecutive seasons under Roberto, but last season it looked like we'd turned a corner.

And Koeman has never finished lower than 7th in the Premier League.
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We sold our attacking threat. And he replaced it with mainly average, past it and punts that have yet to settle. Plus he has his favourites but those favourites aren't good enough. He isn't setting up the team properly with width and balance and finally the players look frustrated and clueless, that comes from the manager either he can't communicate what roles he wants or they just don't like him?!Take your pick.
 

matty1878 said:
He's got one game experience mate one game it's to big a gamble.
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Promoting someone because they've done well in the reserve league. That's how short we are on viable managerial targets right now.

Why not try and let the manager who has finished in the top 10 for the last 3 seasons sort this mess out? Brand new squad of players in struggling to adapt and win matches shocker.
 
His desperation showed today. He's bought 3 numbers 10's and already had a fourth in Ross, when in reality only one player can play a number 10 role essentially..

Yet today 2 of the 3 were on the bench, and the other was playing as a left mid!! madness
 
mkrudden said:
I'd like to see him make some changes, particularly Schneiderlin and Williams but at the same time, I understand when we are in a moment like this, having a back four where only the LB has any real top flight experience in a team expected to have possession.

I know we all think a back five of Pick, Kenny, Holgate, Keane and Baines is a good idea but it borders on suicide.
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How could it be any worse than what we've gone with recently though? 0-3 v Spurs, 0-3 at Atalanta, 0-4 at Man United, conceded 2 against Limassol at home and 0-1 today.

I think that type of attitude is where Koeman is going wrong. He's claiming that the 'men' will drag us out of this and yet they haven't. He went with the 'men' at Old Trafford and we got hammered 0-4.
 
dannyboy said:
Mirallas is spent and has been for a while. I love the lad but he's lost his sharpness/desire. Niasse can come on for the last 20 minutes in games when we need a goal, anything more than that and he's going to put in performances like today.

You say with such authority that we'd be better off without Koeman yet have no idea who will replace him. Seems a bit odd to me. Especially since we're 7 games into a season with a completely new side.

I can see how badly we're playing. I'm sure Koeman can as well but sometimes you've just got to be patient and wait for things to turn around.
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I never was convinced about Koeman from word go, he did improve strangely last season when Gueye was away and played Davies, started buying decent players but has no idea how to play them together. We actually look better when some are taken out and use players who were here last season but I just feel he's not right for us. Just for the record I'd give Unsworth the caretaker role untill the new year then go from there. If that was the news in the morning Koeman goes replaced by Unsworth I'd be over the moon.
 

Fansince1988 said:
It's early enough for someone to salvage things for Everton this season, Koemans just getting us deeper and deeper in trouble and has no idea how to turn it around.
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Not that I'm saying sack him but I agree with you that if they're going to do it just do it now, then the new guy will have a week or 2 to get sorted before the next game and could go on to keep us in the Europa. I hope Koeman can do the above but not looking likely
 
Fansince1988 said:
I never was convinced about Koeman from word go, he did improve strangely last season when Gueye was away and played Davies, started buying decent players but has no idea how to play them together. We actually look better when some are taken out and use players who were here last season but I just feel he's not right for us. Just for the record I'd give Unsworth the caretaker role untill the new year then go from there. If that was the news in the morning Koeman goes replaced by Unsworth I'd be over the moon.
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Lucky your staying grounded as its not happenin lol
 
matty1878 said:
It's like every player at the min is void on confidence aswell they just all panic when they have the ball
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It's horrible to watch and we just have to hope there's a system/line up that's stumbled upon to get us through to Christmas in a decent position. I It's not like Koeman isn't trying different things and mixing up the line up - the players just haven't clicked yet.
 

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